Dash: Power at the speed of thought!

This version has focused on providing support for regular user accounts and preventing issues with permissions which have been bothering several users. Along with this change, we also concentrated in correcting all major crash issues. We also corrected many important bugs and added quite a few new features.

More than 50 fixes and additions!

This update will not be automatically performed by Dash because we changed some essential installation structures. All current users will receive a Full Installation file (not just an update). The link for download is being sent to each user through our user database mailing list, which due to Spam prevention measures from our internet provider, will take a few hours.

Fixes:

• Dash will now copy all user data to the local app data folder to avoid problems with permissions and to allow all regular users to have their own Dash settings.
• Dash Executables are kept in the installation folder, presumably …Program Files\DashCommand\
• Missing keywords, Volume Not found and quite a few other errors were caused by permissions. Now that Dash saves all data to the local App Data folder, these issues are gone.
• Update verification done through a per user version number check
• Autorun shortcut correctly updated when Dash runs
• Dashlog.txt error on startup eliminated
• External application clipboard applications not interfering now
• Email body problem with HTTP encoding corected
• Notify Icon code replaced, no more errors on shutdown
• Keyword .kw files deleted properly when a scan job is deleted
• Capturing selection no longer “restores” the window in some situations
• Fixed Screensaver internal command
• DashLauncher will not run DashCommand when update is downloaded via web
• Command Line windows now stay open after being invoked by Dash
• Parsing Fix for CMD. (ex. cmd TAB ipconfig /all ENTER )
• Dash dialogs will now center properly in dual monitor setups
• A couple focusing problems fixed
• Reset Bar menu item will change and SAVE the position of the Dash bar now

Additions:

• Installer will backup previous installation (Installation path\DashCommand\Backup)
• Dash will backup Application Data automatically when updating files (local application data\DashCommandBackup)
• Added About and version information to tray icon menu
• Tray Icon now shows Dash on left click
• Tray Icon shows menu on right click
• ESC key closes Dash dialogs
• Error Beep is now disabled as well when sounds are disabled
• Default scanners are better protected from deletion
• Default scanners now use dynamic paths which get updated on each run (only default paths so far)
• Message notification system in place, extensive usage for informing the user of different things is coming up
• Environment variables expand correctly now (ex. %WINDIR%)
• Enhanced selection grabbing functions
• Dash logs enahanced and extensive, to allow for much faster and better customer support
• Enhanced Error trapping, logging and automatic reporting added
• Close Window command now displays icon for application
• Added “Start In” folder parameter to keywords
• New Internal Dash command: Paste String (See HTML tag keywords for examples on how it works)
• New Internal Dash command: Paste File (Can paste the text from a text file. See Signature & Greeting keywords)
• New Internal Dash command: WinMessage (path: DashCmd WinMessage Arguments: Handle,Message,wparam,lparam)
• New Internal Dash variable: *Selection* . Will get the current text or file selection without requiring the user to press TAB after the command (see HTML tag keywords).
• New Internal Dash variable: *DashDataPath*
• New Internal Dash variable: *DashInstallPath*
• New Keyword: Update
• New Keyword: Backup
• New Keyword: Standby
• New Keyword: Hibernate
• New Keyword: Lock Workstation
• New Keyword: Dash Data Folder
• New Keyword: Dash Installation Folder
• New Keyword: Signature. Will paste a signature from the Paste Files folder into a text box.
• New Keyword: Greeting. Same as above but expects the user to enter the name of a person.
• New Library for adding HTML tags to selected text. Examples:
  • Select some text, call Dash, type Bold ENTER, and the text selection will be surrounded by <b> </b>.
  • Select a URL, call DAsh, type Anchor TAB Name of the link ENTER, and the selected URL will be replaced by <a href=”URL”>Name of the link</a>
  • Etc… look for more keywords by calling Dash and typing HTML